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Myanmar’s Elections Risk Escalating Violence
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a stark warning that elections conducted under the authority of Myanmar’s military regime will likely intensify the country’s ongoing turmoil. He emphasized that...
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UN refugee chief urges intensifying support for minorities in Myanmar
(MENAFN) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on the international community on Tuesday to increase assistance for Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups from Myanmar, warning that gaps in funding are placing lives at...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
UN rights chief cations of possible violence from Myanmar's elections
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, cautioned on Tuesday that upcoming elections in Myanmar under military rule are likely to escalate violence, particularly as the situation for the Rohingya and other...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
UN Refugee Chief Urges Increased Aid to Myanmar Minorities
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday appealed to the global community to intensify its assistance for the Rohingya Muslim population and other minority groups originating from Myanmar. He cautioned...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Myanmar Earthquake: Six Months On
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, compounding the needs of communities already affected by years of conflict. Since then, the ICRC, in collaboration with the Myanmar Red Cross Society and local partners, has...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Myanmar: Six months after the earthquake, access to clean water remains a lifeline for hard-hit communities
The disaster is estimated to have left around 4.3 million people in need of clean water and sanitation assistance across the Southeast Asian country, forcing many to resort to unsafe sources for their daily needs. In Sagaing Region, one of the...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Facilitators in N. Korea’s Myanmar Weapons Network
(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against five individuals and one company accused of enabling North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs through arms transactions with Myanmar’s...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Education Above All Foundation Condemns Myanmar Boarding Schools bombings
DOHA, QATAR, September 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The recent airstrike on two boarding schools in Myanmar, which killed students and educators, is a stark reminder of the devastation caused by attacks on education. In countries facing...
Myanmar’s Election Commission Excludes Constituencies from Voting
(MENAFN) Myanmar’s election body has declared that balloting will not occur in several districts during the upcoming nationwide election, according to an official statement released Monday by a state-run news agency. The Union Election Commission...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
26th Traditional Myanmar Cultural Performing Arts Competition kicks off in Nay Pyi Taw
Gov't Propaganda
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 26th Traditional Myanmar Cultural Performing Arts Competition kicked off in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Senior General...
Owner: Chinese Government
Myanmar Military Kills 24 in Paraglider Bomb Attack on Festival Gathering in Sagaing Region
At least 24 civilians were killed and 47 others injured after Myanmar’s military launched an aerial assault on a peaceful gathering in the Sagaing region, using motorised paragliders to drop bombs on the crowd. The attack took place on Monday...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
Myanmar junta strike kill 40 at festival protest
A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee and a local committee member told AFP on Tuesday. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup,...
Owner: Kazi Anis Ahmed
Myanmar groups plan to sue Norway’s Telenor over data sharing with junta
A Telenor showroom in downtown Yangoon. Photo: Irrewaddy. Reuters reports that civil society groups in Myanmar are preparing legal action against Norwegian telecom company Telenor, accusing it of sharing customer data with the country’s military...
Owner: Moller Family
Myanmar planes bomb rebel village near the border in Kanchanaburi
PUBLISHED : 8 Oct 2025 at 17:15 UPDATED : 8 Oct 2025 at 18:18 KANCHANABURI - Three Myanmar air force planes were seen dropping bombs on a village in Myanmar close to the Ban Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Wednesday....
Owner: Chirathivat Family
Myanmar military drops bombs from paragliders on protest killing 24
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Yahoo News
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Oct. 8 (UPI) -- At least 24 protesters in Myanmar were killed and 47 injured after they were bombed from the air as they participated in a demonstration against the military government in a town in the country's central Sagaing region. Regime...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to a member of a resistance group, villagers and media reports. The Monday...
Owner: The Associated Press (Non-profit)
Dozens die as Myanmar military bombs Buddhist festival
Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist festival this week, killing at least two dozen people and injuring dozens more, according to a witness and the country’s civilian government in exile. They said that a manned paraglider with a motor dropped a...
Owner: Chirathivat Family
Myanmar's military strikes festival and anti-junta protest, killing 40
A Myanmar military strike on a festival and demonstration has killed more than 40 people, including children, according to local reports. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, prompting...
Owner: Australian Government
